Sergeant

Thomas Smith

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Catherine Smith, of 64, Abingdon Rd., Southsea, England, and the late John Smith.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
25/1818
Name:
Thomas Smith
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
17 October 1885
Place of Birth: 
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Next of Kin: 
Mrs T. Smith (mother), 6 Havant Street, Portsea, Plymouth, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Highland House, Oxford Street, Lyttleton, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Seaman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, 2 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
12 October 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
31
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 April 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 49
HMNZT 50
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (3 May 1916)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
N.Z. Apse, Panel 9.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
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